Note 8 - Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Feb. 01, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Aug. 03, 2019	May 04, 2019	Feb. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2018	May 05, 2018	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Total net sales		$ 698,948	$ 792,375	$ 752,485	$ 677,754	$ 720,263	$ 775,829	$ 706,612	$ 632,142	$ 2,921,562	$ 2,834,846	$ 2,785,584
Total long-lived assets	[1]	920,440				230,784				920,440	230,784	212,799
UNITED STATES
Total net sales										2,734,912	2,656,928	2,603,725
Total long-lived assets	[1]	881,338				219,975				881,338	219,975	200,686
Far East [Member]
Total net sales										98,045	93,883	98,287
Total long-lived assets	[1]	3,527				1,348				3,527	1,348	1,456
CANADA
Total net sales										80,247	63,354	75,764
Total long-lived assets	[1]	35,317				9,381				35,317	9,381	10,559
Latin America [Member]
Total net sales										8,358	20,681	7,808
Other [Member]
Total long-lived assets	[1]	$ 258				$ 80				$ 258	$ 80	$ 98

[1] Long-lived assets includes $695,594 of lease right-of-use assets in 2019, with no corresponding amounts in 2018 or 2017, as those periods precede the adoption of ASC 842.